Whananaki bar Surf Break

Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Issued: 11 am 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
17.3° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (27 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 2PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (27 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (27 Jun)5ft (1.6m)10s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1.3
E
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.5
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
2.2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
245
381
452
487
544
509
450
450
441
450
530
530
530
596
596
954
754
907
1244
867
1096
961
742
800
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
S
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:41PM1.79m
5:47AM1.72m
6:27PM1.82m
6:33AM1.74m
7:11PM1.86m
Low Tide
11:17AM0.40m
11:48PM0.57m
12:04PM0.38m
00:36AM0.54m
12:48PM0.35m
1:21AM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
5:17
5:19
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
15
16
14
13
13
12
11
12
15
15
14
13
13
14
15
14
13
14
14
14
13
13
14
Feels °C
9
11
12
10
10
11
10
8
10
12
12
12
11
11
9
10
8
7
8
8
9
9
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1.3
E
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.5
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
0.1
N
13
2.1
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
Energy kJ
245
381
452
487
544
509
450
450
441
450
530
530
530
596
596
666
3
850
867
850
739
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.6
S
4
2.2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
Energy kJ
2
2
3
5
9
954
754
907
1244
1096
961
742
800
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
7
7
7
22
7
7
7
3
3
3
3
8
22
22
7
3
59
61
109
127
82
57
57
60
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
4
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
6
6
6
8
7
5
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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